Latin America

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Chilean Port of Arica to demand advance collection of Bolivian import charges after August's fees unpaid

  

  The Chilean port of Arica has announced it would seek to collect Septermber's dues in advance for Bolivian imports after that country's Port Services Administration (ASP-B) warned it would not be paying for services used during August.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  Nicaraguan Prosecution now after former Ortega's second-in-command

  

  The Nicaraguan Prosecutor's Office has obtained an arrest warrant against former Vice President Sergio Ramírez Mercado for “inciting acts of violence,” it was reported.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Chile's President meets Argentina-born Pope; no comments about the latest territorial dispute

  

  Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Thursday met with Pope Francis at The Vatican during one of his stops on his current European tour.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Ecuador and IMF reach agreement for disbursement of frozen US$ 6bn funds

  

  Ecuador and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, finally reached a technical agreement involving 6 billion US dollars, according to the country's economy minister Simon Cueva. The accord must still be approved by the IMF governing board but will unblock “international funds”, which have been frozen for months.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Leading dissident arrested following a letter calling on UN official to check human rights in Cuba

  

  Cuban opponent and Sarajov Human Rights Prize from the European Parliament, Guillermo Fariñas was picked up by security forces on Wednesday at his home in the city of Santa Clara, with no information of the reason for his arrest or where he is being held.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Mapuche community to enclose ancestral lands and claim right to decide who goes through exclusive club in the area

  

  Members of a Mapuche community have announced Wednesday they would control who goes through a piece of land they claim to be their own.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:35 UTC

  Latam will resume Santiago/Punta Arenas flights on November 2nd

  

  LATAM and Jetsmar will be resuming their flights to Punta Arenas from Santiago on November 2 and 4 respectively. The announcement by Magallanes Region officials followed the arrival of Sky airlines to Puerto Natales and the confirmation of two weekly flights, Tuesday and Thursdays until the end of the year.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  New earthquake hits Mexico near Acapulco but floods kill more in Tula

  

  Exactly four years after Mexico was shaken by the second most intense earthquake in its history, a 7.1 magnitude tremor with an epicentre 11 kilometres southeast of Acapulco hit the country again Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  Peru to produce Sputnik V vaccine locally starting in 2023

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced a plant to manufacture the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 locally will be set up in the country, for which the government has allocated US $ 705 million worth of funding.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina/Chile continental shelf dispute: “beware about arousing nationalism in electoral processes”

  

  The controversy between Chile and Argentina regarding continental shelf limits south of Tierra del Fuego has triggered a series of exchanges, some public, others more low-key, but there is a growing consensus that any solution must emerge from the bilateral dialogue.